News & Events

In addition to its financial contribution to the cluster bombs' removal in Lebanon, Jammal Trust Bank (JTB) is currently seeking to finance Mine Detection Dog (MDD) teams.

As part of its role in exchanging expertise with affected countries, the LMAC received the Libyan Mine Action Center delegation's visit (10-13 February 2014) in order to share expertise and to develop future collaboration and cooperation between the affected states. The delegation visited the RMAC in Southern Lebanon, and conducted field visits to the MAG BAC teams and the LAF engineering teams. At the end of the visit, the delegation received a commemorative shield from the LMAC Director.

On February 5th, 2014, British Ambassador to Lebanon Tom Fletcher and the LMAC Director had a field visit to the Chouf region where they witnessed minefield marking and demining operations of the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) teams. They were accompanied by Lord Michael Williams, MAG's newly appointed Chairman, MAG Chief Executive Officer and MAG Regional Operation Manager.

On January 22nd, 2014, the Western Sahara Mine Action Center Director and the NPA MRE and MVA Coordinator in Lebanon met with the LMAC Director and were shortly briefed on the LMAP implementation stages, the latest achievements as well as the future plan and the challenges looming ahead. In the following two days, they visited the NPA BAC teams operating in South Lebanon and checked their hardware.